Heavenly Contracts (Master Bridge Series)

Humor & Entertainment

David Bird

Puzzles & Games

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Played and enjoyed around the world, bridge is one of the most enduring leisure pastimes. This book explains the basic elements of the game in the simplest terms, clearly describing the bidding, play, and scoring. Even if readers have never played before, they will soon be able to take part with confidence thanks to Teach Yourself Bridge.

Bridge

Teach Yourself

Teach Yourself Bridge (Teach Yourself Sports & Games)

Teach Yourself Books

Teach Yourself Better Bridge (Teach Yourself Sports & Games)

Many books have been written on specific advanced strategies of bridge play, but an initial solid understanding and proficiency in practice of the basics is essential to the player who is beginning to experiment with these more advanced techniques. All You Need to Know about Play provides the necessary information about the basics in a succinct text with hundreds of illustrative practice hands.

All You Need to Know About Play (A Master Bridge Series)

Terence Reese

Houghton/Mifflin

Detailing the fictitious exploits of the bridge-playing monks of St. Titus, this uproarious collection of adventures includes their involvement in the Gold Cup, the Hubert Phillips Bowl, the National intermonastery championship, and a mission to Africa to convert the Bozwambi tribe to the Acol system. Leading the way for a hugely entertaining series, this title is a tribute to the bridge and writing skills of two very distinguished authors.

Miracles of Card Play

Gollancz

If you are a middling player and are keen to advance, this book will show you the way forward. David Bird has taken ten key areas in bidding and play and has applied his considerable skills as a player and critic to prove how results can be gained. The topics covered range from bidding the opponents suit and battling for the part-score to support doubles and redoubles and splinter bids and fit jumps. The essential points to remember are summarised at the end of each chapter and there are problems to solve which will show how much you have taken on board. Why wait any longer? Your opportunity to become a better player is here!

Ten Ways to Improve Your Bridge

Victor Gollancz

A comprehensive teaching course including guidance on the importance of tactical bidding, card play and defense at three different levels of play. A complete illustrated guide to the game including history, the greatest bridge players, the world championships, important matches and famous deals, explaining the rules of the game and strategies for successful play, with 500 color illustrations.

Learn To Play Winning Bridge - History, Rules, Skills & Tactics

Hermes_House

Understanding Wine Technology was originally written for students of the diploma examination of the Wines &amp; Spirits Education Trust in the United Kingdom, and the Master of Wine examination as set by the Institute of Masters of Wine. However, this is the only book to explain the complexities of the science and technology of wine in simple terms, and therefore fills a gap in the large market of wine information by making wine’s technical mysteries accessible to those with no scientific education. This new edition brings the literature up-to-date, relaying in its plainspoken tradition the recent advances in wine science and technology. The topics covered range from the secrets of the vineyard, the processing of grapes to produce juice, the intricacies of fermentation, stabilization of the resulting wine, treatments, quality control and quality assurance, and bottling.

Understanding Wine Technology: The Science of Wine Explained

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

DBQA Publishing UK

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

DBQA Publishing

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